He was a magazine ad salesman when he and a colleague, Robert Ford, teamed with Kurtis Blow and helped break rap music into ...

A multi-genre music legend known as the Godfather of Neo Soul is dead at age 84. Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist best known ...

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Roy Ayers was a beloved sample source who made it a point to collaborate with rappers as the genre rose to prominence ...

He also had an impact on hip-hop ... Dead” series, which showcases frequently sampled jazz musicians, told Clash magazine. “His sound mixed with cosmic soul-jazz is really what created artists ...

In 2020, he also co-crafted Roy Ayers JID002 from the Jazz Is Dead series with composers ... He said he asked hip-hop artists such as A Tribe Called Quest why they liked his music, and he said ...

On March 5, 2013, a deadly shooting erupted outside a Philadelphia hotel where rapper French Montana and his entourage had ...

Mother of CU student found dead in Boulder Canyon says she was missing a shoe: “There was a struggle” ...

Tony! Toni! Toné! musician and co-founder D’Wayne Wiggins died on Friday (March 7). According to a statement posted to his ...

By Hannah Dailey Over its 50-plus years in existence, hip-hop has long been underestimated ... the “Denial Is a River” artist says she strives to inspire the next generation of young Back ...

The artist, who was behind songs like No More Rain (In This Cloud) and Wish I Didn't Miss You, was nominated for three Grammys over her career. She started out in the 1970s as a member of the female ...